Port guide · UN/LOCODE FR COC
Concarneau, France
France · 47.87° N, 3.92° W
The World Port Index classes Concarneau as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Bay of Biscay. It records a channel depth of 4.9 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 5,850 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 5,850 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Lorient40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 4.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 12.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Tidal range
- 3 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Concarneau is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with France
- US exports, 2025
- $50.6BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $68.1BLed by pharmaceutical products
Other ports in France
The nearest is Lorient, 40 km away in a straight line.
- BayonneCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 4.9 mFR BAY
- BordeauxCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 12.5 mFR BOD
- CalaisCargo pier 11 m, channel 7.9 mFR CQF
- DieppeCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 4.9 mFR DPE
- Dunkerque Port EstCargo pier 14 m, channel 14 mFR DKK
- FosCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 21.6 mFR FOS
- La PalliceCargo pier 14 m, channel 11 mFR LPE
- La RochelleCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 11 mFR LRH
- LorientCargo pier 10 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFR LRT
- MarseilleCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 12.5 mFR MRS
- NantesCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 7.9 mFR NTE
- NiceCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 6.4 mFR NCE
- Port of RouenCargo pier 11 m, channel 9.4 mFR URO
- Port of le HavreCargo pier 15.5 m, channel 14 mFR LEH
- Rade de BrestCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 12.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFR BES
- Rade de CherbourgCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 9.4 mFR CER
- Saint-MaloCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 3.4 mFR SML
- St NazaireCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 12.5 mFR SNR
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.